What is the Sabbath?
It's more than an antiquated law. It’s about the design of time and the human quest for rest. The Sabbath and seventh-day rest is one of the key themes that starts on page one of the Bible and weaves beautifully all the way through the biblical story. Join us as we follow the Bible Project's exploration of the Sabbath through the month of January, a month where we stop and come to him, seeking rest for our souls.
Episode one of the bible project sabbath podcast highlights,
“The seventh day is like a multifaceted gem. One of the main facets is the fabric of creation as leading toward a great goal where humans imitate God and join him in ceasing from work and labor. But there’s going to be another facet that’s all about being a slave to our labor. And so the seventh day is a time to celebrate our liberation from slavery so that we can rest with God.” - Dr Tim Mackie, Bible Project
https://bibleproject.com/podcast/restless-craving-rest
During our times of gathering together for worship, we're going to cover a biblical survey of the Sabbath - and it’s more than just an inconvenient stop to our never-ending labour - to understand God’s purpose and design in the rhythms of life, that we might learn God’s patterns and in imitating them, find life. We will arrive, along with the biblical narrative - with Jesus “the Lord of the Sabbath” and consider his offer ‘come to me all you weary and I will give you rest’.
For the time poor - a five minute video https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/sabbath-video/
For those who have 15 minutes to read and think https://bibleproject.com/articles/keeping-the-sabbath-is-it-still-relevant-to-christians-today/
For those who want to do a deep dive on the biblical origins and have an hour for a classroom lecture https://bibleproject.com/classroom/heaven-and-earth/sessions/31
for those who want to join with Jesse in listening to the podcast series this January (there's 14 episodes) https://bibleproject.com/podcast/series/7th-day-rest-sabbath/
And as always, the material that the bibleproject produces is free to use because of generous donors. We encourage people to support them as they are able.
https://bibleproject.com/give/
Please contact us for all enquiries about hall hire and availability:
buildingbookings@emmanueluca.org.au
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Conveniently located approximately 800 meters from the Enoggera train station, Emmanuel Uniting Church offers a multipurpose hall suitable for a variety of events. Our hall provides ample space and functionality, with parking capacity for up to 30 cars.
Hall Features:
- High Ceilings and Carpeted Floors: Ideal for a wide range of activities, from Pilates to training days.
- Fully Functioning Shared Kitchen: Kitchen with tea/coffee making facilities (not certified for commercial use). Note that the kitchen is a shared space and may be accessed by Emmanuel Church staff and members who could be on-site during your booking.
- Wheelchair Accessible: Fully accessible facilities to accommodate all guests.
- Child Safe Environment: Includes a fully fenced grassed area, providing a safe space for children.
- Tables & Chairs: Approximately 100 plus chairs and approximately 10 large tables.
- Technical: Guest Wi-Fi, large wall-mounted screen, and sound system with microphone.
Room Dimensions and Capacity:
- Hall Dimensions: 20.0 x 14.4 meters (excluding storerooms)
- Total Area: 256 square meters
- Maximum Capacity: 128 people (based on 2 square meters per person)
Booking Considerations:
- Quiet Time: If your booking requires quiet time, please check with the Emmanuel Office to ensure no church activities are occurring during your proposed time to avoid any inconvenience.
- Special Requests: Access to other parts of the church building, apart from the hall, kitchen, and amenities, requires special requests and prior approval.
Public Liability Insurance:
- Certificate of Currency: As a hirer you must arrange your own Public Liability Insurance and supply a copy of the Certificate of Currency with the completed Licence Agreement.
- Please note: a certificate of currency is not your invoice or policy statement but a statement provided by your insurer.
Hire agreement documents:
- Licence Agreement: We require the tenant to complete a Licence Agreement and provide a current Certificate of Currency (see above).
- Documents must be signed and sent to buildingbookings@emmanueluca. We do accept scanned signed copies.
For more information on availability and rates, please contact us at buildingbookings@emmanueluca.org.au.
Our booking availability for this month is visible here
Community Helping Hand is one way we can connect with our local Community by offering Help, using our Hands and Hearts. It seems incredible that in our community there are some people who don’t have homes but sleep in our parks, and that there are people who have to come here for food. What we offer is not fancy gourmet food, but basic things: baked beans, rice, noodles, milk, tea bags, toothpaste, etc. As well as offering bags of food, may we care for these people with our prayers, and be mindful of these people on the sidelines of our community.
We offer the food hamper service as an Emergency Relief Basis and the hours of service are as follows.
Monday and Thursday 9.00m - 12 noon (only)
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If you would like to donate to this project one way is through the containers for change scheme.
The Community Helping Hand code is
C10226106
all support is greatly appreciated.
This project is fully funded my the Emmanuel Uniting Church Community.
In 2 Corinthians Paul writes, “God loves a cheerful giver” and Emmanuel is a Christian community that consistently puts this into practice.
God has richly blessed us, and, over many years, we’ve generously invested in Mission together, within our community and abroad.
Regular giving through tithes and offerings gives us the finances to make this possible and helps us to live out our Vision of being
“Real People with Relevant Faith for Our Community.”
If you would like to financially invest in this community you can do this in one of the following ways:
Direct Deposit
Account Name: UCA – Emmanuel Uniting Church Enoggera
BSB: 334 040 Account Number: 553 839 228
Note: Please ensure that you include name and a brief reason for the payment.
Credit Card/Online
Visit emmanueluca.org.au/payments
Cash
Place cash into the offering bag during the service each week.
If you would like to order weekly envelopes please contact the Church Office
During this uncertain time if you still want to contribute to the work of the church via cash please contact the church office to arrange a time that you can drop this off. Thank you for your continued support during this time.